Posted on 05/05/2022 1:32:32 PM PDT by Drew68
In the weeks since a federal judge in Florida struck down the federal mask mandate for planes and other transportation settings, Americans have met the change with a mix of excitement and concern. Some travelers welcomed the news, even cheering on planes when pilots announced the ruling. For others, the prospect of flying with unmasked seatmates has been a source of anxiety.
The Justice Department said it would appeal the decision, but the rule has been dropped for the time being. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still recommends wearing a mask on flights.
If you are nervous about flying on an aircraft full of bare faces, you can take steps to make the journey less daunting. Below, psychology and etiquette experts offer advice on how to calm your nerves and courteously navigate a maskless flight.
While you might need to travel by plane for weddings or funerals, Thomas Plante, a psychology professor at Santa Clara University, said travelers might consider doing a cost-benefit analysis on whether to fly for pleasure trips. “I think the public really does want to say to themselves, ‘Okay, what am I willing to do and not do?’” he said. “‘What’s worth it and not worth it?’”
Before your trip, make a plan, said Andrea Bonior, a psychologist and Georgetown University faculty member who has contributed to The Washington Post. “I don’t think rehearsing is too much in this situation,” she said. Think about how many masks you will bring and how you will eat and drink if you don’t want to do so on the plane, and build in extra time to further reduce stress.
If wearing a mask makes you feel safer, Plante said, you can wear a quality one, such as an N95 or KN95, regardless of what others choose...
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Anyhow, flew on four different airliners two weeks ago, just days after the mandate was lifted. While well more than half of the people on each flight were unmasked, all of my seat mates chose to wear masks. Nobody asked me to don a mask.
It's a good thing because I'm so over masks!
I did see a few people at the airport wearing masks, face shields, and goggles!
Screw them. Wife and I have 2 seats alone.
If your seat mate’s last name is ‘Lechter’ it is a very bad idea to ask him to put on a mask. Trust me on this.
1) Give cross-eyed are-you-an-idiot look.
2) Give the middle finger.
3) Umm no.
Etc.
How to ask a seatmate to move: The new etiquette for banishing masked seatmates.
Step one: Steele yourself for when I tell you to “Go F- yourself, you cowardly, commie bastard.”
Reply: “The wing has open seating.” :)
“Go F- yourself, you cowardly, commie bastard.”
...this one is the winner imo
I’m sorry, but I’m not superstitious.
4. How much is it worth to you $$$
"Yes."
"Good for you, you should therefore have no concern. Thanks for asking."
Fauci residue...
Lloyd Austin was there?
More signs of the increasing mental illness of this country.
Not just supporting and celebrating homos, but also trannies and anyone else who thinks they’re something they’re not, but more subtle things like this.
A nation also of “germaphobes”.
People have been scared to death that this disease is absolutely the scourge of man, and that it’s not going to subside, and they must do insane things to be “safe”.
More signs not of COVID, but MENTAL illness.
After I give you the universal you are a dumbarse face, if you are a male, I may just call over the stewardess to ask if she is sure they have the right seat for the person asking since its clear their testicles haven’t descended and this is an unaccompanied minor.
Most likely I would not do this, because I TRY my best to be polite, but after losing 2 years of my LIFE to these sorts of idiots, I am well past my point of always letting the better parts of my nature win.
Best answer. "I would like to be compensated for my discomfort."
"Is the need for me to comply with your superstitions worth $100 to you? If so, then pay me."
A hale and hearty “GFY” will be my reply.
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Could've been relatives. Kinda looked like him.
Anyone who asks me to wear a mask will get a one-finger TV
I’ll hand them a plastic bag to put over their own head.
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